Comments on: Expansion Of Charter, Virtual Schools Poised To Become Law http://www.northescambia.com/2011/05/expansion-of-charter-virtual-schools-poised-to-become-law Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:09:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa T http://www.northescambia.com/2011/05/expansion-of-charter-virtual-schools-poised-to-become-law/comment-page-1#comment-85259 Lisa T Fri, 06 May 2011 14:25:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=53663#comment-85259 If school districts were doing their job in first place this would not be necessary. Public schools are not with the times welcome to the 21st century. Virtual education is much cheaper to facilitate so, maybe they should get on the internet instead of trying to do what scientific research clearly states getting preached by teachers that only ask study for a test is not learning. Urban districts are corrupt and support mediocrity (I can speak as an urban teacher and parent) so, if it is broke (which it is) fix it!! Virtual education has been used even for credit recovery so, maybe that it is the route to go! If school districts were doing their job in first place this would not be necessary. Public schools are not with the times welcome to the 21st century. Virtual education is much cheaper to facilitate so, maybe they should get on the internet instead of trying to do what scientific research clearly states getting preached by teachers that only ask study for a test is not learning. Urban districts are corrupt and support mediocrity (I can speak as an urban teacher and parent) so, if it is broke (which it is) fix it!! Virtual education has been used even for credit recovery so, maybe that it is the route to go!

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2011/05/expansion-of-charter-virtual-schools-poised-to-become-law/comment-page-1#comment-85204 David Huie Green Thu, 05 May 2011 23:12:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=53663#comment-85204 REGARDING: "anything that drains the school system gets passed. How much more do we take away from our public school systems that are already in trouble" The idea isn't to give money to the school system but to educate children. Any hope for support of the citizenry should be based on that. If the public school system can do it better, blow that trumpet. If they can succeed with more money, convince the taxpayers. Decent, caring parents aren't going to send their children to get a worse education just to support a "system" if the public school system isn’t educating children better than available alternatives. That doesn’t mean we should just keep alternatives unavailable. Folks should recognize some children won't be well served by charter schools or virtual schools and that some proof of effectiveness is needed for all of them. (Unlike the people who want to do away with standardized testing because they think it makes them look bad when they do poorly.) Some kids won't do well no matter what anybody does because they just won't listen and won't let others listen. How to deal with them is a continuing problem. Charter schools tend to deal with them by kicking them out, considering the education of the other kids important too. The absolute worst thing about virtual schools is the lack of need for buses and bus drivers. David pondering how to fix THAT flaw REGARDING:
“anything that drains the school system gets passed.
How much more do we take away from our public school systems that are already in trouble”

The idea isn’t to give money to the school system but to educate children. Any hope for support of the citizenry should be based on that. If the public school system can do it better, blow that trumpet. If they can succeed with more money, convince the taxpayers.

Decent, caring parents aren’t going to send their children to get a worse education just to support a “system” if the public school system isn’t educating children better than available alternatives. That doesn’t mean we should just keep alternatives unavailable.

Folks should recognize some children won’t be well served by charter schools or virtual schools and that some proof of effectiveness is needed for all of them. (Unlike the people who want to do away with standardized testing because they think it makes them look bad when they do poorly.)

Some kids won’t do well no matter what anybody does because they just won’t listen and won’t let others listen. How to deal with them is a continuing problem. Charter schools tend to deal with them by kicking them out, considering the education of the other kids important too.

The absolute worst thing about virtual schools is the lack of need for buses and bus drivers.

David pondering how
to fix THAT flaw

]]> By: Kay http://www.northescambia.com/2011/05/expansion-of-charter-virtual-schools-poised-to-become-law/comment-page-1#comment-85097 Kay Thu, 05 May 2011 12:42:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=53663#comment-85097 Ridiculous again anything that drains the school system gets passed. How much more do we take away from our public school systems that are already in trouble with funding because of the promised Lotto money which was just superseded by cuts in other places in the school budget. A twit using twitter why am I not surprised. Ridiculous again anything that drains the school system gets passed.
How much more do we take away from our public school systems that
are already in trouble with funding because of the promised Lotto money
which was just superseded by cuts in other places in the school budget.

A twit using twitter why am I not surprised.

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